Improvisations on gregorian themes during a traditional mass in Salerno Cathedral (25 April 2023, Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist)
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00:00 - introitus "Protexisti me" (crescendos with 16' 8' 4' foundation stops and reeds + mixtures);
09:08 - Sanctus and Benedictus from Missa VIII "De Angelis" (8' 4' flutes, mutations + strings, 16' foundation stops);
15:42 - communio "Laetabitur justus" (strings + 4' flutes and 16' foundation stops, crescendos with choir of strings + 16' 8' 4' foundation stops, 8' foundation stops and dialogue between 8' flutes and mutations).
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The great organ of Salerno Cathedral was built by Giovanni Tamburini in 1954; it is one of the most interesting instruments in its category, built in a romantic-symphonic style.
Organ specifications: bit.ly/44k2XAW